Board appointments ratified at HTA AGM

The HTA AGM that took place at Glee on 11 September. It saw the strengthening of the Board with several key appointments.
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The following appointments went through:
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- Boyd Douglas-Davies from Hillview Garden Centres as Vice-President of the Board
- Matthew Bent from Bents Garden & Home as a Director of the Board
- Richard Pyrah from Kelkay as (GIMA President) as Director of the Board
- Brian Fraser from Oakover Nurseries as Director of the Board
Commenting on the appointments HTA President Adam Taylor said: ?We welcome these new appointments. They help to build a board for the future ensuring that all sectors of the members are well represented.
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“As a membership association it is vital that we hear members? voices. I would encourage everyone to talk with members of the Board, HTA Council or Senior Leadership team get your points across.?
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Members from across the sector attending the AGM received the finance reports and annual review. They also re-appointed BDO as auditors.
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Dougal Philip provided an update on activity, including a case study.
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An small increase to subscriptions passed, in light of the difficult start to 2018 and Brexit uncertainty.
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The minutes of the AGM will be available to members on the HTA website in due course.